Funke Akindele
Funke Akindele
| Ein sex anaa gender | female  |
|---|---|
| Ein country of citizenship | Nigeria |
| Name in native language | Akindele-Bello Olufunke Ayotunde |
| Birth name | Akindele-Bello Olufunke Ayotunde |
| Family name | Akindele |
| Ein date of birth | 24 August 1977 |
| Place dem born am | Ikorodu |
| Spouse | zero |
| Native language | Yoruba, English |
| Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign | English, Yoruba, Nigerian Pidgin |
| Writing language | English |
| Ein field of work | theater arts |
| Position ehold | actor |
| Educate for | University of Lagos, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic |
| Academic degree | Bachelor of Laws |
| Residence | Lekki |
| Work location | Lagos |
| Work period (start) | 1998 |
| Political party ein member | Peoples Democratic Party |
| Candidacy in election | Deputy Governor |
| Ethnic group | Yoruba |
| Religion anaa worldview | Catholicism, Christianity |
| Hair color | black hair |
| Eye color | brown |
| Personal pronoun | L484 |
Olufunke Ayotunde Akindele // ⓘ (born for August 24, 1977)[1] many people know am as Funke Akindele anaa Jenifa,[2] she be Nigerian filmmaker, actress,[3] director, producer, politician, den she still dey do real estate.[4][5] Akindele act for one tv show wey dem dey call I Need to Know from 1998 go 2002[6] but na 2009 she blow proper when she act de movie Jenifa, wey make she win Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.[7] Akindele later do part two for de movie, The Return of Jenifa for 2011 wey na then carry am enter TV plus Jenifa's Diary for 2011.[8] Dat series make she win Best Actress in a comedy at de Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards for 2016, 2017, 2020 den 2022. She win dat award 5 times wey she be de actress/filmmaker wey she get de highest number of AMVCA nominations den wins, she carry 6 awards.[9] As director, she dey among de top two wey make over 1 billion naira for Nigerian cinema, wey right now she be de Highest-Grossing Director in Nigerian Box Office plus a total gross of over ₦4.7 billion.[10]
For 2022, the People's Democratic Party gubernatorial candidate, Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, choose am as ein running mate for de 2023 Lagos state governorship election.[11][12]
For de World AIDS Day commemoration wey happen in December 2024, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) appoint am as de National Goodwill Ambassador for Nigeria.[13][14] Ein work be important as she go help push for better awareness and progress in promoting HIV prevention across Nigeria.[15]
Early life den education
[edit | edit source]Dem born Akindele for August 24, 1977, for Ikorodu insyd Lagos State, Nigeria. She be Yoruba woman. She be de second born of three kiddies (two girls plus one boy). Ein mommie be medical doctor, wey ein poppie be retired school principal.[2][16] She go Grace Children's School, Gbagada, Lagos State. She come get an Ordinary National Diploma (OND) in Mass Communication (Masscom) for de Ogun State Polytechnic, de one wey dem now dey call Moshood Abiola Polytechnic. She come get Law degree from University of Lagos.[17]
Career
[edit | edit source]Akindele enter spotlight after she act for one TV series wey de United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)-sponsor, dem call am I Need to Know, wey run from 1998 go 2002.[18] For insyd, Funke Akindele play Bisi, one curious but very sharp secondary school student. Ein big break come for 2008 when she act for de movie Jenifa.[19][20]
For 2010, she act for one gangster movie wey get two parts, dem call am Omo Ghetto. Dat movie turn cult-classic den e influence big time dat period. Since then, she continue to produce plus act for successful Yoruba pop-culture movies, wey make am turn solid household name for dat region.
For 2013, Akindele fully enter de English-speaking side of de movie industry, wey make she gain plenty fans for de eastern part of de country plus across de whole nation.
For one interview insyd July 2016, Funke Akindele talk say she slow down on acting for de Yoruba movie industry dat time secof piracy.[21] Akindele play de main character for de TV show Jenifa's Diary, plus Fisayo Ajisola, Falz, Juliana Olayode, den Aderounmu Adejumoke. De show be soft reboot of de movie Jenifa.[8] For 2018, she act for one comedy film, Moms at War togeda plus Omoni Oboli. Then for July 2019, Akindele start new web series Aiyetoro Town,[22] wey be spin-off from her popular TV series Jenifa's Diary.[23] She be de former CEO of Scene One Film Production.[24]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]Film
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Final Whistle | Angela | Ifeanyi Ikpoenyi direct am |
| Final Whistle 2 | Angela | Alongside Bukky Ajayi, Padita Agu | |
| 2002 | Sharon Stone | Dupe | Adim Williams direct am |
| Sharon Stone 2 | Dupe | Alongside Jim Iyke, Genevieve Nnaji | |
| 2003 | Egg of Life | Isioma | Andy Amenechi direct am |
| Egg of Life 2 | Isioma | Alongside Nkiruka Sylvanus | |
| 2004 | Kádàrá Mi | Secretary | Abiodun Olanrewaju & Yinka Quadri direct am |
| Atlanta | Kudirat | Charles Novia direct am | |
| Atlanta | Kudirat | ||
| Botife | Bisola | ||
| 2005 | Agbara Ifẹ | Bakare Adeoye direct am | |
| 13th Day: Ọjọ Kẹtala | Sunday Ogunyemi direct am | ||
| 13th Day: Ọjọ Kẹtala 2 | Sunday Ogunyemi direct am | ||
| 2006 | Narrow Path | Wunmi | Kunle Kelani direct am |
| Kosefowora | Folashade | Tajudeen Mobolaji Arotambo direct am | |
| Oṣuwọn Ẹda | Yomi Fash-Lanso direct am | ||
| Agbe Fo | Yẹmisi | Abiodun Olarenwaju direct am | |
| Agbe Fo 2 | Yemisi | Abiodun Olarenwaju direct am | |
| Oreke Mulero | Bakare Adeoye direct am | ||
| Ọdún Nbaku | Moji | Ibrahim Chatta den Dele Ogundipe direct am | |
| 2007 | Maku | Abiodun Olarenwaju den Yinka Quadri direct am | |
| Ẹdujọbi | Taiye/ Kehinde | Abiodun Olanrewaju direct am | |
| Ẹdujọbi 2 | Taiye/ Kehinde | ||
| B'aye Ṣe Nlọ | Alongside Toyin Abraham | ||
| Ọba Irawọ | |||
| Okùn Ìfẹ Yí | Bimpe | ||
| Egun | Yinka Quadri direct am | ||
| Akandun | |||
| 2008 | Kàkàkí L'oku | Kàkàkí's wife | Anthony Ogundimu direct am |
| Kàkàkí L'oku 2 | Kàkàkí's wife | ||
| Taiwo, Taiwo | T.girl | ||
| Taiwo, Taiwo 2 | T.girl | ||
| Ajẹ̀ Mẹtta | Molayo | ||
| Ajẹ̀ Mẹtta 2 | Molayo | ||
| Apoti Orogún | Bola | ||
| Jenifa | Jenifa | ||
| Àtànpàkò Mẹta | |||
| Ọmọ Pupa | |||
| 2009 | Bolode O'ku | Funmi | |
| Farayola | Oyinkansola | ||
| Jenifa 2 | Jenifa | ||
| Anointed Liars | Flora | Innocent Chinagorom direct am | |
| Anointed Liars 2 | Flora | ||
| Iro Funfun | Tomilola | Muhydeen S. Ayinde direct am | |
| Iro Funfun 2 | Tomilola | ||
| Ija Ọla | |||
| Ija Ọla 2 | |||
| Ọmọ Ìyá Kan | Daniel Ademinokan direct am | ||
| Apaadi | |||
| Apaadi 2 | |||
| 2010 | Omo Ghetto | Ayomide & Shalewa/Lefty | |
| Omo Ghetto 2 | Ayomide & Shalewa/Lefty | ||
| Sherikoko | Angelina | Amayo Uzo Philips direct am | |
| White Hunters | Peggy | Afam Okereke direct am | |
| Ogun Àìkú | Muyiwa Ademola direct am | ||
| 2011 | Maami | Maami | Tunde Kelani direct am |
| The Return of Jenifa | Jenifa | ||
| Jelili | Betty | Tope Adebayo den Adebayo Salami direct am | |
| The Perfect Church | Sister Angela | ||
| Ladies Gang | Samantha | Afam Okereke direct am | |
| Ladies Gang 2 | Samantha | ||
| Kujenra | Kujenra | Adebayo Tijani direct am | |
| Kujenra 2 | Kujenra | ||
| 2012 | Married but Living Single | Kate | Tunde Olaoye direct am |
| A Wish | Elvis Chuks direct am | ||
| Dirty Diamond | Peace/Uju | Okey-Zubelu Okoh direct am | |
| Wisdom of Thomas | Ihunna | Tchidi Chikere direct am | |
| Emi Abata | Tinuke | Adebayo Salami direct am | |
| 2013 | Living Nightmares | Monica | Okey-Zubelu Okoh direct am |
| Oga On Top | Amayo Uzo Philips direct am | ||
| Jujuwood | Crystal | Tchidi Chikere direct am | |
| Agnetta (O'mpa) | Amayo Uzo Philips direct am | ||
| Angelina | Angelina | MacCollins Chidebe direct am | |
| The Fighter | Monica Lewisky | Amayo Uzo Philips direct am | |
| Barren Women | Morgan Ukaegbu direct am | ||
| Azonto Babes | |||
| The Return of Sherikoko | Amayo Uzo Philips direct am | ||
| 2014 | New Horizons | Sadie | |
| Pretty Liars | Cleo | ||
| Madam Tyson | |||
| Chibundu | Chibundu | ||
| Mr Potosky | |||
| Love Wahala | Katrine | ||
| 2015 | Fight For Peace | Aduke | |
| One Fine Day | |||
| Uncle Oyibo | |||
| 2016 | A Trip to Jamaica | Bola | Robert Peters |
| 2017 | Isoken | Agnes | |
| Double Trouble | Modebola | Directional debut | |
| 2018 | Moms at War | Olaide Adetola | Omoni Oboli direct am |
| Chief Daddy | Tinu Breecroft | Niyi Akinmolayan direct am | |
| 2019 | Unmendable | Rachael | |
| Your Excellency | Kemi Ajadi | Cinematic directorial debut | |
| 2020 | Who's The Boss | Hauwa | Chinaza Onuzo direct am |
| Omo Ghetto: The Saga | Ayomide &Shalewa/Lefty | Funke Akindele, Abdulrasheed Bello direct am | |
| 2021 | Dwindle | Officer Tolani | Kayode Kasum, Dare Olaitan |
| 2022 | Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke | Tinu Breecroft | Niyi Akinmolayan direct am |
| Battle on Buka Street | Yejide | Funke Akindele den Tobi Makinde direct am | |
| 2023 | No Way Through | Jolade Okeniyi | Chinaza Onuzo direct am |
| A Tribe Called Judah | Jedidah Judah | Funke Akindele den Adeoluwa Owu direct am | |
| 2024 | House of Ga'a | Ayinba | Bolanle Austen-Peters direct am |
| Everybody Loves Jenifa | Jenifa | Tunde Olaoye co-direct am | |
| 2025 | Reel Love | Tomide's mother | Kayode Kasum direct am |
| Finding Me[25] | Tinuke Olowoporoku | Directors Funke Akindele den Isioma Osaje |
Television
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 - 2004 | I Need To Know | Bisi | |
| 2004 | Super Story: Campus Babes | Pat | |
| 2014 | Screen Divas | Einself | |
| 2015 - 2022 | Jenifa's Diary | Jenifa | |
| 2017 - 2019 | Industreet | Francesca | |
| 2018 - 2023 | My Siblings and I | Vivian Aberuagba | |
| 2019–present | Aiyetoro Town | Jenifa | |
| 2021 | Jenifa on Lockdown | Jenifa | |
| 2022 | Far From Home | Patricia Bello | |
| 2023 | She Must Be Obeyed | She/Siyanbola Adewole |
Game
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Jenifa's Spell | Jenifa |
Awards den nominations
[edit | edit source]| Year | Event | Prize | Work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Africa Movie Academy Award | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Jenifa | She win | |
| 2009 Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Best Actress | She win | |||
| City People Awards | Actress of the Year | She win | |||
| 2010 | 2010 Best of Nollywood Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role (Yoruba) | Ogun Aiku | Dem nominate am | |
| 2012 | 2012 Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Best Actress | The Return of Jenifa | She win | |
| 2012 Nollywood Movies Awards | Best Actress (Indigenous) | Emi Abata | She win | ||
| 2012 Best of Nollywood Awards | Best Actress (English) | Married but Living Single | Dem nominate am | ||
| Zulu African Film Academy Awards | Best Actress | Maami and The Return of Jenifa | She win | ||
| Yoruba Movie Academy Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role | She win | |||
| Screen Nation Awards | Pan Africa Best Actress | Dem nominate am | |||
| 2013 | 2013 Nollywood Movies Awards | Best Actress (Leading Role) | Maami | Dem nominate am | |
| Best Actress (Indigenous) | She win | ||||
| 2013 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards | Best Actress (Drama) | Maami | Dem nominate am | ||
| Best Actress (Comedy) | The Return of Jenifa | Dem nominate am | |||
| Yoruba Movie Academy Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Ife Gbona | Dem nominate am | ||
| 2014 | 2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Best Actress (Leading Role) | Agnetta O’Mpa | She win | |
| 2014 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards | Best Actress (Comedy) | The Return of Sheri Koko | She win | ||
| ELOY Awards | Brand Ambassador of the Year | Omo | She win | [26] | |
| 2015 | Best of Nollywood Awards | Best Supporting Actress-English | One Fine Day | Dem nominate am | |
| 2016 | 2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards | Best Actress In Comedy Role | Jenifa's Diary | She win | |
| Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Best Actress Series | Dem nominate am | |||
| Naija FM Awards | Sitcom Of The Year | She win | |||
| Best Actress in Comedy | She win | ||||
| Africa Entertainment Legend Awards | Best Actress of the Year | She win | [27] | ||
| 2016 Ghana Movies Awards | Best Actress Africa Collaboration | A Trip to Jamaica | She win | [28] | |
| 2017 | 2017 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards | Best TV Series | Jenifa's Diary | She win | [29] |
| Best Actress in a Comedy Movie or TV Series | She win | [30] | |||
| A Trip to Jamaica | Dem nominate am | ||||
| 2017 Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Best Lead Actress | She win | |||
| 2020 | 2020 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards | Best Actress in a comedy | Moms At War | She win | [31] |
| 2021 | Net Honours | Most Popular Actress | She win | ||
| Most Searched Actress | Dem nominate am | ||||
| Africa Movie Academy Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Omo Ghetto: The Saga | Dem nominate am | ||
| 2022 | Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards | Best Actress in A Comedy | She win | [32][33] | |
| Best Costume Designer | Dem nominate am | ||||
| Best Movie West Africa | Dem nominate am | ||||
| Best Overall Movie | Dem nominate am | ||||
| Best Television Series | Jenifa's Diary | Dem nominate am | |||
| Best Africa Magic Original Comedy Series | My Siblings & I | Dem nominate am | |||
| NET Honours | Most Popular Actress | She win | [34] | ||
| 2023 | Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards | Best Actress In A Comedy Movie/TV Series | Battle on Buka Street | Dem nominate am | [35] |
| Best Writer | Dem nominate am | ||||
| Best Overall Movie | Dem nominate am | ||||
| Africa International Film Festival | Globe Award Honoree | She win | |||
| NET Honours | Most Popular Actress | She win | |||
| Most Searched Actress | She win | ||||
| Legit.ng's Readers' Choice Awards | Best Actress in 2023 | She win | |||
| 2024 | 2023 Silverbird Man of The Year Award | Special Achievement Award | She win | ||
| 2024 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards | Best Lead Actress | A Tribe Called Judah | Dem nominate am | ||
| Best Writing (Movie) | Dem nominate am | ||||
| Best Movie | Dem nominate am | ||||
| Legit.ng Entertainment Awards | Best Actress | She win | |||
| Africa Cinema Summit Legacy Awards | Honorary Award | Significant Contributor to the Africa Film Industry | She win | ||
| Africa Choice Awards | Female Movie Star of the Year | Dey pend | |||
| National Film and Video Censors Board | Box Office Champion | She win |
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Full name & Date of Birth". IMDb. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "ABOUT FUNKE AKINDELE - Funke Akindele - Official Website of Olufunke Akindele". olufunkeakindele.com. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ↑ "Funke Akindele celebrates 14 years of playing 'Jenifa'". thenationonlineng.net. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ↑ Olowolagba, Fikayo (2022-07-12). "2023: Funke Akindele puts acting career on hiatus, confirms PDP deputy governorship nomination [VIDEO]". Daily Post Nigeria (in American English). Retrieved 2022-10-22.
- ↑ "Funke Akindele Archives". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News (in American English). Retrieved 2023-06-10.
- ↑ "Funke Akindele: Breaking Boundaries, Ascending New Heights - THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com (in English). Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ↑ "AMAA Nominees and Winners 2009". Africa Movie Academy Awards. Archived from the original on 5 April 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 ""Jenifa's Diary" Watch Funke Akindele in season 4 trailer". Pulse.ng. Chidumga Izuzu. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ↑ DailyTimesNGR (2024-01-11). "Funke Akindele, the supernova in Nigeria's film industry". DAILY TIMES Nigeria (in British English). Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ↑ "Seven Wonder Women Awards: And the winners were..." The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News (in American English). 2024-03-23. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ↑ Jonathan, Oladayo (13 July 2022). "Lagos 2023: How Funke Akindele and I will defeat Sanwo-Olu, APC — PDP gov candidate - Premium Times Nigeria" (in British English). Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ↑ Nwachukwu, John Owen (2022-07-12). "2023: Why I picked Funke Akindele as running mate - Lagos PDP guber candidate, Adediran". Daily Post Nigeria (in American English). Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ↑ "'Jenifa' appointed UNAIDS' goodwill ambassador for HIV prevention" (in American English). Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ↑ Fasan, Yewande (2024-12-03). "UNAIDS appoints Funke Akindele as national goodwill ambassador for Nigeria". The Nation Newspaper (in American English). Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ↑ Samuel, Omowumi (2024-12-04). "FG urges stakeholders to scale up HIV prevention among children". Voice of Nigeria (in American English). Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ↑ Bodunrin, Sola (25 August 2015). "10 Things You Need To Know About Funke Akindele ▷ NAIJ.COM". naij.com. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ↑ "Iyabo Ojo, Funke Akindele, Toyin Abraham lifestyles". BBC News Pidgin. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ↑ "Funke Akindele Loses Dad". guardian.ng (in American English). 2019-12-09. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ↑ Akindele, Funke (11 July 2019). "Watch: Funke Akindele – My Best Friend Can Only Call My Husband On His Birthday". TheGuardian. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ↑ "Nollywood's Funke Akindele turns 40 years today". Ghanaweb.com. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ↑ Awojulugbe, Oluseyi (2016-07-18). "Funke Akindele: I'm not producing Yoruba movies for now". TheCable (in American English). Retrieved 2025-09-21.
- ↑ "Aiyetoro town: Funke Akindele has kicked off 'Jenifa's Diary' spinoff, and it's hilarious". Pulse Nigeria (in American English). 10 July 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ↑ 24 July 2018 Here's when Omoni Oboli's new film will be released in cinemas, Pulse Nigeria
- ↑ Mosope Olumide, 14 September 2018 Poverty And Failure: Funke Akindele Reveals Her Greatest Fears In Life, The Net
- ↑ BellaNaija.com (2025-03-17). "Nigerians Are Loving Funke Akindele's 'Finding Me' | See Their Reactions". BellaNaija (in American English). Retrieved 2025-04-13.
- ↑ "Omoni Oboli, Funke Akindele, Omawumi: All the winners from the 2014 ELOY awards - Lifestyle - Pulse" (in German). Pulse.ng. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ↑ "Winners List - Ael Awards (Aela)". Aelaawards.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ↑ "Ghana Movie Awards 2016: Funke Akindele wins best actress African collaboration - Movies - Pulse" (in German). Pulse.ng. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ↑ Adeleke Afolayan (4 March 2017). "AMVCA 2017: See the full list of winners". The NET.
- ↑ Chidumga Izuzu (4 March 2017). "Funke Akindele wins Best Actress in a Comedy". Pulse.Ng.
- ↑ "Full List Of Winners At The 7th AMVCA | Channels Television". www.channelstv.com. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
- ↑ "2022 Africa Magic Awards Nominees don land- See who dey list". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ↑ "Stan Nze, Osas Ighodaro win big - Full list of all di winners from 2022 AMVCA". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ↑ Abiosun, Anjolaoluwa (1 July 2022). "NET Honours: Full List of Class of 2022 Winners". Nigerian Entertainment Today. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ↑ "Full List: Here are all our AMVCA 9 Nominees". AMVCA - Full List: Here are all our AMVCA 9 Nominees (in English). Retrieved 2023-04-23.
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